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Handel, Ruth D.; Goldsmith, Ellen – Lifelong Learning, 1989
Describes an intergenerational reading program using children's literature in adult literacy classes. Discusses the adult literacy training sessions and the adaptations of the model in a variety of instructional settings. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Childrens Literature
Chapman, Madie; Ferris, Angie – 1988
The Parents and Children Enjoy Reading project in the East End of London is an adult literacy and numeracy program based on the principle that one of the strongest motivations for adults entering a basic education program is the desire to be able to help their own children learn. Volunteers work in one-on-one or group tutoring settings to offer…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Family Programs, Foreign Countries
Download full textLehman, Bernadette B. – 1993
Stressing the need for activities that are amusing, useful, and fun, this paper outlines a family literacy project that provides parents preparing for the General Education Development (GED) test with literacy activities they can do with their children at home. The paper explains that the project was developed for participants of the Indiana…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy
Peer reviewedParker, J. Michael – Urban Education, 1989
Describes an adult literacy program in which semiliterate adults improve their skills by reading to children at a New York (New York) daycare center. The adults are able to use developmentally appropriate books without losing self-esteem and the children benefit from initial literacy experiences. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Adults, Day Care
Werner, Evelyn C., Comp.; Harmon, Cheryl M., Comp. – 1997
This document presents abstracts for 30 projects that were conducted in Pennsylvania in fiscal year 1995-1996 with federal funds allotted to strengthen adult basic and literacy education through experimentation with new methods, programs, and techniques and professional development for personnel working in adult basic education programs. Among the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
